TWENTY TWELVE
Twenty Twelve is a mockumentary series produced by the BBC about the 2012 London Olympic Committee.
Series One was originally broadcast on BBC Four and BBC HD in March 2011 and the again in July 2011 on BBC Two.
Series One was originally broadcast on BBC Four and BBC HD in March 2011 and the again in July 2011 on BBC Two.
On April 15, 2011 the BBC announced that they had commisioned Series Two, which began airing on March 30, 2012. There series went out at 10:00 pm and each episode was thirty minutes long.
The series was written and directed by John Morton, who also wrote and directed the 2001 series People Like Us.
David Tennant who appeared in The Actor episode of People Like Us, serves as the dry tongue and cheek narrator of the show.
This is a link to the shows official website.
I have edited each episode so you can listen to just David's narration.
The series was written and directed by John Morton, who also wrote and directed the 2001 series People Like Us.
David Tennant who appeared in The Actor episode of People Like Us, serves as the dry tongue and cheek narrator of the show.
This is a link to the shows official website.
I have edited each episode so you can listen to just David's narration.
SERIES ONE EPISODES
EPISODE ONE - MARCH 14, 2011
"A huge clock designed by a modern British artist will be installed outside Tate Modern on the banks of the Thames in a ceremony performed by both Seb Coe and Boris Johnson and will count down towards the start of the Olympic Games. The only problem is that the clock has a potentially disastrous design flaw which no-one seems to have noticed until it is too late."
EPISODE TWO - MARCH 21, 2011
"For Head of Deliverance Ian Fletcher and his team the mission is simple. All they have to do is to meet the Brazilian delegation and take them by coach to the Olympic Stadium where they will meet Head of LOCOG, Lord Sebastian Coe. What can possibly go wrong?"
EPISODE THREE - MARCH 28, 2011
"Roman remains of potentially national significance have been discovered on the site of the aquatics centre, forcing them to contemplate radical last-minute modifications to the design of the building. It's a matter of asking the tough questions. What would happen if they made the diving pool shallower? Will it matter if athletes have to go through the cafeteria to get from the changing rooms to the pool?"
EPISODE FOUR - APRIL 4, 2011
"Dave Wellbeck is an ex-athlete, double Olympic silver medallist and, in theory, a natural choice as brand ambassador for Raising the Bar, a scheme to get young people inspired by Olympic ideals. He is hard-working, conscientious and loyal, but the truth is that he has about as much charisma as a dimmer switch and his busy schedule of presentations in schools around the country is having the effect of switching young people off in their thousands."
EPISODE FIVE - APRIL 11, 2011
"There are only three applicants for the post of Curator of the Cultural Olympiad, so how difficult can it be to select the best candidate? As Ian Fletcher and his team find out, it is almost impossible. As if that wasn't enough, their ultimate boss, Sebastian Coe, has decided that it would be good for the profile of Twenty Twelve if members of the team entered the London Marathon."
EPISODE SIX - APRIL 18, 2011
"The decision to hold equestrian events in Greenwich Park is one of the most controversial choices made by the Olympic authorities. Among the many groups of people who are against it are local residents, led by self-styled maverick film director Tony Ward. . .It starts with the arrival of an enormous pile of horse manure on the pavement outside the Olympic Deliverance Commission offices and climaxes with a live debate with Head of Deliverance Ian Fletcher on Radio 4's Today programme."
SERIES TWO EPISODES
Excerpt from BBC Press Release:
"The critically acclaimed BBC Four comedy series from BBC In-house Comedy, Twenty Twelve, has been commissioned for a second series by Richard Klein, Controller, BBC Four and Cheryl Taylor, Controller, Comedy Commissioning."
"Richard Klein, Controller, BBC Four said: "Twenty Twelve is deliciously topical, wickedly funny and sometimes uncannily close to real life. It has quickly captured the imagination and shows that, above all, the British don't take themselves too seriously!"
Excerpt from BBC Press Release:
"The critically acclaimed BBC Four comedy series from BBC In-house Comedy, Twenty Twelve, has been commissioned for a second series by Richard Klein, Controller, BBC Four and Cheryl Taylor, Controller, Comedy Commissioning."
"Richard Klein, Controller, BBC Four said: "Twenty Twelve is deliciously topical, wickedly funny and sometimes uncannily close to real life. It has quickly captured the imagination and shows that, above all, the British don't take themselves too seriously!"
Before the start of the second series the cast and narrator, David Tennant, took part in a special 8 minute episode for the charity Sport Relief which starred Sir Steve Redgrave and Zara Philips. It aired March 23, 2012 on BBC 2 at 10:13 pm.
David also took part in running the Sport Relief Mile on March 25th.
Before the start of the second series the cast and narrator, David Tennant, took part in a special 8 minute episode for the charity Sport Relief which starred Sir Steve Redgrave and Zara Philips. It aired March 23, 2012 on BBC 2 at 10:13 pm.
David also took part in running the Sport Relief Mile on March 25th.
SPORT RELIEF - MARCH 23, 2012
EPISODE ONE - MARCH 30, 2012 - BOYCOTT PART I
This week the Algerian Olympic team threatens to boycott the Games after discovering that the Shared Belief Centre does not face Mecca.
EPISODE TWO - APRIL 6, 2012 - BOYCOTT PART 2
It is the second half of a very long day. The Algerians issue a deadline of midnight for a solution to their demand for a Shared Belief Centre which faces Mecca, while the French threaten to pull out of the Games if a separate mosque is built. The team have to come up with an idea that will please everyone.
EPISODE THREE APRIL 13, 2012 - CLARENCE HOUSE
Clarence House asks the team members to explore ways of linking the Games with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, and they face a rough ride when a decision has to be made on the future of the Olympic Stadium.
EPISODE FOUR - APRIL 20, 2012 - THE RAPPER
Siobhan and the Olympic Deliverance team help to organise a major sexual health campaign, complete with a rap song that could upset the Catholic competitors. When the series return for the last three episodes it was broadcast on Tuesday night instead of Friday.
Siobhan and the Olympic Deliverance team help to organise a major sexual health campaign, complete with a rap song that could upset the Catholic competitors. When the series return for the last three episodes it was broadcast on Tuesday night instead of Friday.
EPISODE FIVE - JULY 10, 2012 - CATASTROPHISATION
Thirty two days to go and it emerges that someone has been caught converting official Olympic starting pistols to fire live rounds. With the US Security Forward Team about to arrive to review security arrangements for the Games, the challenge is to find a way of handling this piece of news that doesn't involve shooting themselves in the foot.
DELETED SCENE
The BBC uploaded a small deleted scene from this episode to You Tube on July 17, 2012. Ian runs into his former PA Daniel in the lift on his way to see Sebastian Coe.
EPISODE SIX - JULY 17, 2012 - INCLUSIVITY DAY
Head of Deliverance Ian Fletcher has been shot in the foot with a doctored starting pistol, he will shortly to be without a PA as current PA Daniel Stroud has been offered another job,the ODC they try to work out how to launch Inclusivity Day in London on the same day that Seb Coe is launching Diversity Day in Oldham and Siobhan Sharpe and her team devise a viral campaign designed to change the face of women's football without mentioning women's football.
EPISODE SEVEN - JULY 24, 2012 - LOOSE ENDS
Ten days left to try to tie up loose ends before the Deliverance Team finally hands over to the Live Team. Issues include what to do when it's discovered that the fireworks planned for the Opening Ceremony will trigger all the ground to air missiles that are in place for the Games.
On a personal note, newly divorced and soon to be redundant Ian has some loose ends of his own, including what to do with the rest of his life and what to do about Sally.
Ten days left to try to tie up loose ends before the Deliverance Team finally hands over to the Live Team. Issues include what to do when it's discovered that the fireworks planned for the Opening Ceremony will trigger all the ground to air missiles that are in place for the Games.
On a personal note, newly divorced and soon to be redundant Ian has some loose ends of his own, including what to do with the rest of his life and what to do about Sally.
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
The programme was the WINNER of the Best TV Sitcom category at the British Comedy Awards 2011. The other nominees were Friday Night Dinner, Miranda and Peep Show. The awards were held on December 16, 2011 at Fountain Studios in London. The show was also nominated for Best New Comedy Programme in 2011 and in 2012 they were once again noinated for Best TV Sitcom.
The series was nominated in the Best Comedy Programme Broadcast Awards, which were held on January 30, 2013 at the Grovsvenor Hotel, London. The other nominee's were Cardinal Burns, Fresh Meat, Hunderby, Mrs Brown's Boys and Rev and the winner was Cardinal Burns.
The show won the Best Comedy South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2013, the awards were given out on March 12, 2013 at the Dorchester Hotel in London. The other shows nominated are Alan Partridge: Welcome to The Places of My Life (Sky Atlantic) and Hunderby (Sky Atlantic).
It was announced on February 7, 2013 that the series was nominated for a Broadcasting Press Guild Award as Best Entertainment/Comedy Fresh Meat (Channel 4) and The Thick of It (BBC Two). The series was WINNER!!!
The award ceremony was held on March 14, 2013 at the Gladstone Library at One Whitehall Place.
The series WON a Freesat Award for Best TV Sitcom. The other nominee's were: Miranda - BBC One, Mrs Brown's Boys - BBC One, Plebs - ITV2 and Fresh Meat - Channel 4. The awards were given out on July 10, 2013 at One Mayfair in London.
The programme was the WINNER of the Best TV Sitcom category at the British Comedy Awards 2011. The other nominees were Friday Night Dinner, Miranda and Peep Show. The awards were held on December 16, 2011 at Fountain Studios in London. The show was also nominated for Best New Comedy Programme in 2011 and in 2012 they were once again noinated for Best TV Sitcom.
The series was nominated in the Best Comedy Programme Broadcast Awards, which were held on January 30, 2013 at the Grovsvenor Hotel, London. The other nominee's were Cardinal Burns, Fresh Meat, Hunderby, Mrs Brown's Boys and Rev and the winner was Cardinal Burns.
The show won the Best Comedy South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2013, the awards were given out on March 12, 2013 at the Dorchester Hotel in London. The other shows nominated are Alan Partridge: Welcome to The Places of My Life (Sky Atlantic) and Hunderby (Sky Atlantic).
It was announced on February 7, 2013 that the series was nominated for a Broadcasting Press Guild Award as Best Entertainment/Comedy Fresh Meat (Channel 4) and The Thick of It (BBC Two). The series was WINNER!!!
The award ceremony was held on March 14, 2013 at the Gladstone Library at One Whitehall Place.
The series WON a Freesat Award for Best TV Sitcom. The other nominee's were: Miranda - BBC One, Mrs Brown's Boys - BBC One, Plebs - ITV2 and Fresh Meat - Channel 4. The awards were given out on July 10, 2013 at One Mayfair in London.
FULL CAST - SERIES ONE AND TWO
David Tennant - Narrator
Hugh Bonneville* - Ian Fletcher
Amelia Bullmore - Kay Hope
Olivia Colman** - Sally Owen
Vincent Franklin - Nick Jowett
Jessica Hynes*** - Siobhan Sharpe
Karl Theobald - Graham Hitchins
Alex Beckett - Barney Lumsden
Samuel Barnett - Daniel Stroud
Sara Pascoe - Coco Lomax
Joel Fry - Karl Marx
Sebastian Coe - Himself
Simon Wilson - TV Reporter - Sam
Lucy Briers - Anna Mitchell
Rebecca Sarker - TV Reporter
Bentley Kalu - CIA
Marcus Onilude - Shaquille Lumsden
Nicholas Greaves - Anthony Preston
Leila Farzad - Journalist
David Tennant - Narrator
Hugh Bonneville* - Ian Fletcher
Amelia Bullmore - Kay Hope
Olivia Colman** - Sally Owen
Vincent Franklin - Nick Jowett
Jessica Hynes*** - Siobhan Sharpe
Karl Theobald - Graham Hitchins
Alex Beckett - Barney Lumsden
Samuel Barnett - Daniel Stroud
Sara Pascoe - Coco Lomax
Joel Fry - Karl Marx
Sebastian Coe - Himself
Simon Wilson - TV Reporter - Sam
Lucy Briers - Anna Mitchell
Rebecca Sarker - TV Reporter
Bentley Kalu - CIA
Marcus Onilude - Shaquille Lumsden
Nicholas Greaves - Anthony Preston
Leila Farzad - Journalist
Olivia Colman and Hugh Bonneville were both nominated for a BAFTA for the performances in the series.
*appears in Glorious 39 with
**co-stars with David in the police drama Broadchurch***appears twice in Doctor Who with David, as Joan Redfern in the episodes of Human Nature and The Family of Blood and then again as Joan's great-granddaughter Verity Newman in The End of Time.
She also co-starred with him in the BBC comedy/drama Learners.
**co-stars with David in the police drama Broadchurch
***appears twice in Doctor Who with David, as Joan Redfern in the episodes of Human Nature and The Family of Blood and then again as Joan's great-granddaughter Verity Newman in The End of Time.
She also co-starred with him in the BBC comedy/drama Learners.
DVD RELEASE
Series one was released on DVD in the UK on August 1, 2011 and series two was released on August 6, 2012. The DVD release was given a 15 certificate.
The 2 disc box set was also released in the UK on the same days as series two,August 6, 2012 and in the US only the two series box set was made available on January 13, 2013.
Each region box set had a different cover:
Each region box set had a different cover:
